On April 21, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the recall of “Clingy Darts,” a children’s toy that contains harmful amounts of a chemical toxin. The New York Department of …
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By Emily Webb
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4/22/14
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Is your freedom of speech your freedom to spend your own money? It is according to the Supreme Court.
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4/10/14
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Nassau County veterans who thought they would see their school taxes reduced in 2014-15 have another think coming. Though dozens of school boards around the county voted in recent weeks to ease veterans’ tax burdens, the county’s Department of Assessment has postponed enactment of the tax breaks until 2015-16.
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By Brian Racow
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4/9/14
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Around this time last year, we editorialized on the need for more transparency in government to guard against corruption and restore citizens’ faith in our democracy.
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4/3/14
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It is perhaps the worst-kept secret in Nassau County: The property assessment system is broken.
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3/6/14
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Poverty is hard to define, I learned during a “Covering Suburban Poverty” conference sponsored by the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communications and the Poynter Institute last Sept. 26 and 27.
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By Scott Brinton, Senior Editor
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2/12/14
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Curled up in a blanket against the arm of a wood-frame couch on which she wriggles to get comfortable, Nia, an 18-year-old resident of Family and Children’s Walkabout for Young Men and Women, a long-term transitional house in Freeport that shelters homeless teenagers and helps them to become self-sufficient, described her daily routine.
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By Emily Webb
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2/11/14
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Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory.
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2/6/14
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New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding.
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1/23/14
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Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants.
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1/23/14
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